title: Prevalence and aetiology of dermatophytoses in Isfahan, Iran.
abstract: In this study the prevalence and causative agents of dermatophytoses in Isfahan, a large province of Iran, were determined. Of 16,578 clinically suspected cases 13.3% were affected with dermatophytoses. Lesions of tinea capitis were the most prevalent clinical type of dermatophytoses (54.1%), followed by tinea corporis (23.8%) and tinea pedis (8.9%). Trichophyton verrucosum was the most frequent causative agent (32.8%), followed by Epidermophyton floccosum (17.6%), T. mentagrophytes (16.2%) and Microsporum canis (12.3%). We found a relationship between the spread of dermatophytoses and live-stock infected with dermatophytoses in Isfahan.
authors.affiliation: Mycology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chadeganipour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shadzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dehghan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Movahed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification